Provided full time care for ill parents

Served as a AAAS Fellow in the Global Development Lab Center for Digital Development on the Development Informatics TeamWorked as a Program Manager for the Responsible Data Portfolio Drafted the "Considerations for Using Data Responsibly at USAID"Worked with numerous stakeholders in preparing the Considerations for clearance and releasePresented Development Informatics team work at ICT4D and Global Digital Health ForumHelped develop long term budget estimates for continuing mHERO SMS communication platform in through the Ministry of Health in Liberia

Served as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow in the Office of International ProgramsAided in development of a Global Strategy for Medical Products to assess FDA’sglobal engagements related to medical products Worked on reporting system and operational plans to monitor foreign post activities

Worked on study of adherence to HIV treatmentAided in building a clinical research site in Gugulethu- a township of Cape TownWrote standard operating procedures for Gugulethu Research Offices

Thesis Advisor: Benjamin A. GarciaResearch: Utilized cell biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, chemical biology, proteomics and molecular biology to develop methods for the isolation of new nucleosomes and study of histone post-translational modification propagationCollaborations: Muir Lab, Black Lab, Kohli Lab and others- Addressed fundamental questions about Epigenetics using proteomic approaches (cross-linked peptide sequencing, histone PTM and reader analysis, DNA methylation analysis)Mentorship: Guided senior research and rotation projects for numerous undergraduate and graduate studentsTeaching Assistant: Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes (MOL506)Viruses: Strategies and Tactics (MOL559)Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology (MOL214)

Silicon Valley Biotechnology Start-UpResearched and developed cell-based assays to study mammalian transcriptionEstablished lab standard operating procedures, maintenance/organization policiesAssumed multiple roles as first employee to help grow the company

Thesis Adviser: Tamara L. DavisResearch: Discovered a regulatory region and studied DNA methylation acquisition at the imprinted mouse Cdkn1c geneTeaching: Teaching component of Nepper Marshall Fellowship for Genetics (Bio201)Mentored undergraduate research students in the Davis LabPosters/Publications: 1 Publication, 4 Posters, 2 Poster Awards